US, Afghan probe claims Taliban bodies were burned

THE US military and the Afghan government said yesterday they will investigate a TV report claiming US soldiers in Afghanistan burned the bodies of two Taliban fighters and taunted other Islamic militants.

Fri, 21 Oct, 2005 - 01:00

Daniel Cooney

The US military said it found the report “repugnant.”

A spokesman for President Hamid Karzai said the government has launched its own inquiry.

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